Powders & Troches for External Use External Medicines may sometimes be used in the form of Powders and Troches. These typically have a superficial effect, Plasters, Oils and Ointments being more penetrating into the tissues due to their Oil and Fat contents. Powders and Troches may be applied to Stop Bleeding, Dry moist Sores, Wounds…
Dianthus, Qu Mai 瞿麦 Fringed Pink, Liliac PinkQu Mai (TCM)Smyug ma me tok སྨྱུག་མ་ མེ་ ཏོཀ (Tibetan Medicine) Dianthus superbusPalmstruch, J.W., Svensk botanik (1802-1838) Dianthus superbus(Photo by Orchi) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Dianthus spp.: D. superbus (Official) D. chinensis (Official) D. amurensis D. versicolor Parts used: Whole Herb or flowering tops (best)Flowers are used in Tibetan…
Introduction to Humoral Medicine Humoral Medicine is based on the ‘fluids’ of the body, or perhaps more properly, ‘that which flows’. Greek, Unani, Indian and Tibetan Medicine are all classed as Humoral systems of Medicine. Only TCM is not classed as a Humoral Theory although in basic philosophy, it shares many aspects with the Humoral…
Bambusa Succus, Zhu Li 竹沥 Bambusa Caulis, Zhu Ru 竹茹 Bamboo Sap: Zhu Li (TCM)Bamboo Shavings: Zhu Ru (TCM) Bambusa tuldoidesCamus, E.G., bambusées, Atlas (1913) Phyllostachys bambusoides(Photo by Marco Schmidt) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Bamboo species including the following: Bambusa tuldoides, B. emeiensis Sinocalamus beecheyanus var. pubescens Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis, P. bambusoides, P. pubescens Parts…
Fermentum Cerevisiae, Yeast Jiu Qu (Distillers Yeast, TCM) Botanical name: Saccharomyces cerevisiae and/or Candida utilis Parts used: Froth or scum which rises to the surface of the wort of beer while fermenting.Brewers or Distillers Yeast was traditionally prepared from Wheat, Barley or Rice, often mixed with other herbs, made into a paste, formed into pills,…
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Species Rosata NovellaNew Rose Powder Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name Red Roses exungulatedLicorice Cinnamon CloveIndian SpikenardGingerGalangalNutmegZedoaryStyrax CalamitaParsley seedCardamon Latin Rosa gallica Glycyrrhiza glabra Cinnamonum zeylanicum Eugenia caryophyllus Nardostachys jatamansi Zingiber officinalis Alpina officinarum Myristica fragrans Curcuma zedoaria Styrax officinalis Petroselinum crispum Elettaria cardamomum Amount 9 dr., 2 1⁄2 scr. ea.2 dr,,…
15 Powders to Warm the Stomach ‘All disease begins in the Stomach’ was an aphorism taken from Hippocrates. The ability of the Stomach to digest properly is directly related to the maintenance of Health, and the development of Disease. “All Disease begins the the Stomach“ Hippocrates Therefore, making sure the Stomach is working properly is…
Shilajit, Mumiya Shilajit–Punjabi Asphalt, Indian Pissasphalt–Asphaltum Punjabinum–Shilajit (Ayurveda)–Brag zhun བྲག་ཞུན (Tibetan)–Xue Ling Zhi (TCM)–Mumiya Hindi (Unani)Mumiya, Momiya, Mumiai–Persian Pissasphalt–Asphaltum Persicum, Mumiai Persica–Mumiya, Mumiya Farisi (Unani) Mumia, showing the use of Mummified Human bodies supplied by grave robbers.Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Massive lump of raw Shilajit from Sichuan province, China (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the…
Pulvis TrithemiThe Powder of Trithemius Tradition: Western Source / Author: Abbot Trithemius of Sponheim in Wurzburg (1462–1516) Herb Name CloveGingerGround PineSennaCrystal of TartarCalamusGentianIndian SpikenardSiler MontaneAniseedCumin seedCaraway seedLovage seedParsley seedMaceCubebs Latin Eugenia caryophyllusZingiber officinalisAjuga chamaepitysCassia angustifoliaPotassium bitartrateAcorus calamusGentiana luteaNardostachys jatamansiSiler montanumPimpinella anisumCuminum cyminumCarum carvi Levisticum officinalePetroselinum crispumMyristica fragransPiper cubeba Amount 7 drams 6 drams ea. 4…
Chi med srin sel འཆི་མེད་སྲིན་སེལ། Or, Byi tang drug pa བྱི་ཏང་ དྲུག་པ་Eliminator of Undying Micro-organism Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Sman chen (Aconite)A ru ra (Chebula)Ru rta (Costus)Gla rtsi (Musk) **Shu dug (Calamus)Byi tang ga (Embelia) Latin Aconitum ferox Terminalia chebula Saussurea lappa Moschus Acorus calamus Embelia ribes Amount *…
Bupleurum, Chai Hu, 柴胡 Hare’s Ear, Chinese ThoroughwaxChai Hu (TCM)Bod skyes zi ra ser po བོད་སྐྱེས་ཟི་ར་སེར་པོ་ (B. falcatum, Tibetan Medicine) B. falcatumIllustration by James Sowerby (Wikimedia) Bupleurum scorzonerifolium(Photo by Лобачев Владимир) (Wikimedia) Buleurum aureum(Photo by Convallaria majalis) (Wikimedia) Cut Bupleurum Chai Hu (Adam 2023) Botanical name: Bupleurum spp.A number of species supply the market: B….
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